Spread Certificate · No. HIS-01450
This certifies how far it spread
The Phantom Menace trailer
Lucasfilm ·November 1998 ·seeded onBox officethenOpen webPressYouTube
Spread Score
47
Notable
Verified independently
Verified
75
Selected US and Canadian preview screens; conflicting reports
The Washington Post (reprinted by TheForce.net)
Verified
8 outlets
National press, from Los Angeles Times and WIRED
Verified
3 days
Seed to milestone, Nov 17 ’98 to Nov 20 ’98
Verified
4 platforms
Started on Box office
Claimed, not audited
Claimed
10M
Teaser lifetime downloads; retrospective owner claim, lower bound
Per Lucasfilm / StarWars.com
Claimed
300K–400K
Official teaser downloads in first three days; reported range
Per WIRED
Claimed
200K
Teaser reported online viewers in 48 hours; method unknown
Per Reuters, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and BBC (reprinted by TheForce.net)